Bioremediation of tannery effluents and chromium containing wastes using cyanobacterial species

Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 419-426

  Shashirekha, V ^a   Pandi, M ^a   Swamy, Mahadeswara ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLOROPHYLL; CHROMIUM; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; PROTEINS; WASTES; WATER POLLUTION;

CYANOBACTERIAL SPECIES; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; TANNERY EFFLUENTS; TRIVALENT CHROMIUM;

BIOREMEDIATION;

EID: 28844462773     PISSN: 00029726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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